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Faculty […]
Bachelor’s Thesis
TITLE
Student Name Surname
Limassol, Month and year of thesis submission
CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY […]
DEPARTMENT […]
Master’s Thesis
TITLE
Student Name Surname
Supervisor
Faculty Name Surname and position
Limassol, Month and year of thesis submission
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Copyrights Copyright© Year of thesis submission Student Name Surname
All rights reserved.
The approval of the thesis by the Department of […] does not imply necessarily the
approval by the Department of the views of the writer.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT......................................................................................................................v
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................vi
LIST OF TABLES.........................................................................................................viii
LIST OF FIGURES..........................................................................................................ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS...........................................................................................x
1 Introduction...............................................................................................................1
2 Research Methodology..............................................................................................2
3 Results/ Findings.......................................................................................................3
3.1 Results Subheadings...........................................................................................3
4 Discussion/ Interpretation..........................................................................................4
5 Summary of Findings/ Recommendations................................................................5
6 Thesis Format............................................................................................................6
6.1 Margins...............................................................................................................6
6.2 Line Spacing.......................................................................................................6
6.3 Font and Fond Size.............................................................................................6
6.4 Pagination...........................................................................................................6
6.5 Headings and Chapter Titles...............................................................................6
7 Chapter Title (Heading CUT1)..................................................................................7
7.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT2)......................................................................7
7.1.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT3)..............................................................7
7.1.1.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT4).......................................................7
8 Tables and Figures.....................................................................................................8
8.1 Tables..................................................................................................................8
8.2 Figures................................................................................................................8
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CONCLUSIONS.............................................................................................................10
REFERENCES................................................................................................................11
APPENDIX I...................................................................................................................12
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LIST OF TABLES
For example:
Table 1: Enrollment in local colleges, 2005......................................................................8
ix
LIST OF FIGURES
For example:
Figure 1: Enrollment in local colleges, 2005.....................................................................9
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1 Introduction
The introduction covers the 30% of the whole thesis. It may include a review of the
background theory in your subject area in the form of a literature review. The literature
review may be in a separate section.
At the end of this section you have to mention your research question or hypothesis.
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2 Research Methodology
This section describes the materials and methods used for the research. It is important to
describe the steps clearly and accurately to enable others to determine the extent to
which your methodology may have affected your results, and to replicate your study if
necessary.
A methods section may include an overview of the research design, details of the
sample and the sampling technique used, and a description of procedures, materials and
statistical tools.
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3 Results/ Findings
The results section presents the findings of your study. The results section normally
contains tables and figures accompanied by text.
Number all tables and figures and give each a title (use numbering and caption title as
recommended).
3.1 Results Subheadings
You can use headings and sub-headings to make the structure of your results section
more transparent and improve readability.
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4 Discussion/ Interpretation
In this section, you will examine your results in relation to your research questions or
hypotheses and in relation to existing research.
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5 Summary of Findings/ Recommendations
In this section you remind the purpose or focus of the study and provide a summary of
the results.
Also, you should mention limitations of the study, particularly those that restrict the
generalizability of the results.
Finally, you have to make suggestions for further research.
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6 Thesis Format
6.1 Margins
Use A4 paper size for your thesis. Use 2.5 cm for top, bottom and right margins and 3.5
cm for the left margin for binding purposes.
6.2 Line Spacing
Body text should use left alignment and 1.5 point line spacing. Do not use any
indentation for paragraphs, just 6 points before each paragraph.
6.3 Font and Fond Size
Use only one font throughout your document. Use Times New Roman and 12 point fond size (Normal).1
You may use Italics for emphasize words or phrases.
Captions and table text may be 10 point.
6.4 Pagination
Page numbers appear at the bottom of the page. Use lowercase Roman numerals in
Front Matter pages (ii, iii, iv) and Arabic numerals in body of text (chapters) and Back
Matter pages (1,2, 3).
6.5 Headings and Chapter Titles
Use headings and subheadings to organize the main body of text (chapters). Each
chapter at first level (Heading CUT1) begins in a new page.
All pages with headings must correspond with the headings and page numbers listed in
the Table of Contents.
See the recommended headings and subheadings below:
1 Footnotes appear at the bottom of each page and be numbered sequentially throughout the document.
Use 10 point fond size.
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7 Chapter Title (Heading CUT1)
7.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT2)
7.1.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT3)
7.1.1.1 Chapter Title (Subheading CUT4)
For further information or help on formatting you may ask your librarian or visit the
ETDs Library guide http://libguides.cut.ac.cy/etds
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8 Tables and Figures
8.1 Tables
Tables must be as simple as possible. Use numbers and title headings for each one.
See the example below:
Table 1: Enrollment in local colleges, 2005
College New students Graduating
students
Change
Undergraduate
Cedar University 110 103 +7
Elm College 223 214 +9
Maple Academy 197 120 +77
Graduate
Cedar University 24 20 +4
Elm College 43 53 -10
Maple Academy 3 11 -8
Total 600 521 79
Source: Fictitious data, for illustration purposes only
8.2 Figures
Use the word “Figure” for images, diagrams and charts. Use numbers and title headings
for each one.
See the example below:
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Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 40
1
2
3
4
5
6
Chart Title
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3
Figure 1: Enrollment in local colleges, 2005
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CONCLUSIONS
This section presents the key points emerging from the research. All conclusions must
be drawn from the findings, so it is extremely important not to include comments or
opinions which are not supported by the evidence presented in the previous sections.
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REFERENCES
Provide a list of all sources that you have cited in the text. You have to use a reference
style (APA, Harvard, etc.) for bibliographic references formatting. Ask your advisor for
the recommended bibliographic style.
For this purpose, it is better to use a bibliographic management tool such as Mendeley.
For further information or help on referencing you may ask your librarian or visit the
ETDs Library guide http://libguides.cut.ac.cy/etds
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APPENDIX I
Appentix Title
If you have material that cannot be included within your document, you must include an
appendix.
You may include one appendix or a number of appendices. If you have more than one
appendix, you would number each accordingly (i.e., Appendix I, Appendix II, etc.).
Write your appendix headings in the same manner as your chapter headings.
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